Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Yesterday was Foxie’s 49th Birthday! If you haven’t checked out yesterday’s blog, feel free to check it out here. We had a surplus of party footage so please enjoy today’s video featuring that content!
Thank you to Paulette for sponsoring Foxie’s birthday!
Annie enjoying avocado ice cream:
Foxie, Negra, Annie, and Burrito out on Young’s Hill this morning before breakfast:
Jamie holding a white boot out on Young’s Hill:
Missy with a blade of grass:
We’re throwing a party for Foxie’s 49th birthday, and it’s a big one. Her favorite human, Katelyn, went all out — she planned everything from start to finish and showed up on her day off to make sure it was just right for Foxie. On the menu: homemade avocado ice cream (yes, the staff got in on that too), watermelon bowls piled high with fruit and veggies, and rounds of berry smoothie shooters to top it all off.
Enjoy today’s short teaser video of the festivities and stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of the footage of Foxie’s group as well as Cy’s groups, George and Honey B’s crew!
Foxie enjoying her watermelon bowls out on Young’s Hill:
Foxie’s caregiver’s for today also had a friendly competition to see who could draw her beloved Strawberry Shortcake doll and these were then judged by Foxie’s favorite biped, caregiver Katelyn!
The winner in 1st place is Sabrina, followed by Anna in 2nd place and Ellen in 3rd place with Kelsi, Jenna and Krissy all in a tie for 4th
The small drawings then became part of the party decorations!
Our heartfelt thanks to long-time friend of the chimpanzees, Jayne Phelps, for sponsoring this special day of celebration for her pal, Foxie, and her 49th birthday!!
“Happy Birthday!!! to my Chimpanzee Pal FOXIE. Have a wonderful celebration filled with food, fun and sunshine, along with your Chimpanzee family and amazing Caregivers. You don’t look a day over 29 beautiful girl!!! Love, Jayne P.”
New dolls and watermelons and avocados are lined up in preparation for Foxie’s celebration! What a heartfelt privilege it is to know this magical, endearing woman and to walk with her and her family through these past many years of sanctuary life and all the days forward.
Happy Birthday, Foxie!!!
When George first arrived at CSNW he seemed very hesitant to interact with any of the enrichment items we provided him. He’s come a long way from those early days and has shown interest in certain clothing items (like socks and headbands), paper towels, books/magazines, boxes with food in them, paper and crayons, etc. One thing that we finally got to see him do after about a month of living here was start to build nests!
Here are just a few of his nests:
A rare George in nest sighting:
Diana was recently able to capture this photo of George sleeping under a plaid blanket:
Bonus: George on the Bray today!
Last Wednesday, I put out a whole roll of raffle tickets for the chimps, but specifically Burrito. I wasn’t sure if anyone would actually play with the tickets, but if they didn’t play with them, they could be used for nesting! But, of course, Burrito being the silly, playful chimp he is, couldn’t resist getting his friend, Foxie, in on the fun. It’s no surprise—his antics are always a little contagious!
Today was a busy day at the sanctuary with several staff meetings, but we had time to snap a few photos for you all! Enjoy!
We will be celebrating our favorite mother-of-all-dolls, Foxie, this coming Friday for her 49th birthday! Katelyn has a lovely party planned that, of course, includes many, many new dolls!
Terry decided to enjoy his lunch outside, with a view.
Gorgeous Annie relaxing in the Greenhouse. The chimps have been taking full advantage of the mild weather today. We had some sudden cloud cover just as we were preparing to close off the outdoor habitats for the evening, and everyone went out to enjoy it! Now everyone is having dinner, and settling in for the evening.
Someone recently asked me what my favorite part of this job was. This is it.
Go, George, go!
